Churn.



S. B. YODER.

OHURN.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2.6, 1914. 1,1 1 5, 1 46 Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

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SAMUEL B. YODERI, OFLINDSAY, CALIFORNIA.

CI-IURN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dot. 2'7, isle.

' Application filed February 26, 1914. Serial 1\To. 821,300.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL B. Yoonn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lindsay, in the county of Tulare and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Churns, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawlngs.

This invention relates to certain improvements in churns and has for its object to provide a device of this general character of a novel and improved construction whereby an oscillatory movement is imparted to the receptacle and whereby the butter may be formed in a highly sanitary manner.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved churn whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device is rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for pse, all as will be hereinafter more fully set orth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in the appended claim.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken through a churn constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention; and Fig. 2 is a view in end elevation of the device as illustrated in Fig. 1.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 1 denotes the base which may be of any ordinary orpreferred material and of any desired configuration but herein shown as substantially rectangular in form and having suitably secured, adjacent each of its corners, as at 2, the upstanding spring or resilient supporting members 3, the upper extremities 4 of which being suitably secured to the under surface of the top board 5.

The top board 5 has its central portion cut out to afford an opening through which may be projected the receptacle 12 to contain the cream to be churned. The manner whereby the receptacle may be held to the top board forms no part of my present invention and a detail thereof is believed to be unnecessary. I have found, however,

the base member 1 as indicated at 6, is the v rearwardly directed treadle 7 having secured to its inner end a transverse bar 8 projecting beyond the longitudinal sides thereof, as indicated at 9, and suitably connected, as at 10, with the projected portions 9 of the bar 8 are the belts 11, such belts being produced preferably of canvas webbing, the opposite extremities of the belts being suitably secured to the adjacentend portion of the top board 5.

The treadle 7 is of such a length as to cause the belts 11 to be disposed inwardly and downwardly on an incline while the lengths of the belts 11 are such as to maintain the free or inner end portion of the treadle properly elevated above the base board 1.

lit is thought to be obvious that upon depression of the treadle 7, the top board 5 will be caused to move downwardly and forwardly, and when pressure is withdrawn from the treadle 7 the members 3 will return the top board 5 to its uppermost or normal position with such vibration as will greatly expedite the churning operation and which vibration could not be obtained if the downward and upward movements of the top board were substantiallyeven.

From the foregoing, it is thought to be obvious that a churn constructed in accord 'ance with an embodiment of my invention tively inexpensive nature and is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and of the effectiveness with which it serves to perform the functions required thereof and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and -modification without material departure from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice.

I claim:

A device of the character comprising an elongated base, spaced resilient members projecting upwardly from the base, a top board connected to the upper extremities of the resilient members and disposed horizontally, said top board being provided with means to engage a'receptacle, a treadle pivotally connected with the base board adja cent one end and disposed inwardly thereof, a cross bar carried by the inner end of the treadle and projecting beyond opposite sides thereof, flexible members connected to the projected portions of the cross bar and to the adjacent end of the top board, said flexible connections under the influence of the resilient members serving to hold the free end portion of the treadle elevated above Copies of this patient may be obtained for the base board and serving to impart a downward and forward movement to the 15 top board when the treadle is depressed and permitting a vibratory return of the top board when pressure on the treadle is removed.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my 20 signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL B. YODEB.

Witnesses:

A. Z. Ronnnrs, B. BROUN;

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Eatents, Washington, D. G. v 

